Original subtitles

[music playing]

CHESTER MCDONALD: You know, I just thought of something.

AUGUST BROOKS: What?

CHESTER MCDONALD: Well, look at this.

Here's an Irish-American guy sitting

next to an African-American guy who's eating Mexican food that

was cooked by a Korean guy, and we're

talking about our baseball team's

pitcher, who's a Japanese guy.

So what's your point?

I love LA.

I love any place I can get a good hot tamale, ole!

You know, they should give you a free angioplasty

coupon with every purchase.

You know what else?

I'd love just for once to be able to eat

my lunch without comments from Captain Nutrition.

Just looking out for you, partner.

That's all I'm doing, looking out for you.

Right.

Um, Mac?

Yeah?

Check this out.

[alarm ringing]

Right in the middle of a perfectly good tamale.

[tires screeching]

[siren squealing]

Damn, it's the cops!

[cars hit]

I think you're some kind of trouble magnet, you know?

I mean, trouble just seems to follow you around.

Trouble magnet, what do you mean by that?

Millions of people go through their entire lives--

they never see a bank robbery in progress.

They never a mugging.

They never see anybody get gunned down.

Well, that's because we're cops.

Hang on, hang on, hang on!

I know that we are cops.

We didn't go after this.

I mean, we were having a nice lunch.

This came to us, and it's not just today, pal.

No matter where you go, cars starts exploding,

buildings sprout wings, and spontaneous gun fights

break out, and--

CHESTER MCDONALD: There's a good reason for that.

I don't know what it is yet, but there's a good reason.

[tires screeching]

Ah!

[van crunches]

[thud of van]

[breaking glass]

[siren slows to a stop]

Show me your hands!

Show me your hands now!

Now!

Come on, come on, come on!

On your face, on your face! Hands!

Hands! Down!

Down!

Down!

Down!

Lock 'em!

You know, August, it's not that more

crime happens around us.

It's just that as cops we have a trained eye,

so we see things that regular people don't, so it only

seems like we draw trouble.

WOMAN: Oh my God, he's got a bomb!

[yelling]

Uh-huh, gotcha, just seems like it, huh?

[theme music]

So this woman, one of Kendra's high society friends,

she wants to help with our Upward Bound charity dance,

right?

You know, the one we hold every year because you only

help raise money for the kids?

The problem is this woman is so artistic.

She wants to help decorate, and it'll be terrible.

I personally think she's blind.

I mean, the woman has the absolute worst taste

on the planet.

And speaking of taste, Mac, how the hell

dressed you this morning?

Oh, you like it?

Girl who sold it to me says it gives me kind of a rugged look.

Uh-huh.

Was this girl particularly attractive?

Yeah, as a matter of fact, she was, but I don't see what

that's got to do with anything?

[scoffing laugh] Yeah, you wouldn't.

Brooks, McDonald, We got a real circus for you--

two corpses in a warehouse, both Army personnel.

You'll see CID Captain Randy Geddis.

It's our turf, but be nice.

We like the Army.

Army cops, this ought to be fun.

Sorry, McDonald, from now on I'll

only give you the fun assignments.

Nice jacket, gives you a rugged look.

[music playing]

Ha!

Detectives.

Captain Geddis, CID.

Captain, I'm August Brooks.

This is my partner, Chase McDonald.

So what do we got here, Captain?

We're conducting a sting operation,

trying to catch a fellow CID officer

who we suspected of using her position to steal weapons.

We had Major Dowling pose as a buyer.

Evidently, she saw through that, shot her way out, killing

Major Dowling and a soldier.

Not much investigating need to be done here,

but we could use your help on the manhunt.

Do we have a description?

Her dossier.

Name's Major Lauren Wylie.

[detective chatter over radio]

[laughs] Hey, one for you, my man.

[music playing]

CAPTAIN GEDDIS: Don't be fooled, gentlemen.

She's fast and deadly.

Mac?

Mac!

Yeah.

Something wrong?

Uh, no, no, nothing.

Um, Captain, may we?

How long were you two together?

Um, I dunno, a little over a year.

Just got off the phone with Annie.

All the bullets found at the crime scene

came from the same gun.

Major Wylie's gun?

We don't have the gun to test, but the bullets all

came from a CID issue 9 millimeter,

and the guns found on the bodies hadn't even been discharged.

Captain, anything to say that major Wylie was really there?

Oh yeah, Annie says her fingerprints

were all over everything.

Wylie was definitely there.

Lawson!

Lawson, come here.

Get over here!

I need to talk to you.

Yeah, yeah, this is Detective Brooks, LAPD.

Yeah, I need some information for a case I'm working on.

I need the owner of a warehouse property at 11519 Vernon.

It's-- yes, I will hold again.

So what do you think, Mac?

You think she could have done it?

I-- August, tell you one thing,

after we stopped seeing each other,

I thought she was the most cold-blooded,

unfeeling woman I ever met.

Ah, she dumped you, huh?

Yeah.

I'm sure you don't want to hear about it.

Au contraire, my friend.

Chase McDonald unlucky in love, I'm all ears, pal.

She was incredible, August.

Beautiful, intelligent, athletic.

Pfft, sounds great so far.

No, no, no.

Way past great.

It was amazing.

I mean, I had all kinds of feelings.

And I even said the M word.

(SARCASTICALLY) Whoa, marriage?

Hold on, Elizabeth, this the big one!

We were crazy in love, August--

or so I thought.

I felt completely betrayed.

I'm sorry, man.

I'm sorry.

I-- this is just a whole new side of you, you know.

So what you're saying, Mac, is is that you think

she is cold-blooded enough to have committed murder,

treason, and theft, huh?

Yeah, yeah, Vitale Properties, 119 San Pedro,

Jules Vitale, Jules Vitale.

All right, got it, babe, thanks a lot.

[hangs up]

Jules Vitale, Jules Vitale.

Don't we know a Jules Vitale?

Yeah, he works for Bobby Cole.

He's his limo driver.

No, no, no, not his limo driver, his chef.

Chef, limo driver, whatever.

He's certainly not a property owner.

Guy wouldn't know the difference between escrow and escargot.

Well, let's go pay our little Mr Vitale a visit.

[music playing]

AUGUST BROOKS: I think we're in the wrong business, Mac.

Oh yeah? Why do you say that?

[phone ringing]

Pretty nice building for a chef, don't you think?

Oh, there's probably a high profit margin in escargot.

MAN: Help!

On three?

Three.

[door creaks]

[machinery sounds]

August!

Don't go away.

[panting]

[footsteps up stairs]

Hi, Lauren.

Long time no see.

Chase?

Sorry to start off on the wrong foot like this,

but you're under arrest for the murders of Corporal William

Neff and Major Peter Dowling.

I never killed Dowling.

I hope you understand if I don't believe you.

Chase, I never lied to you.

You never told me the truth, either.

AUGUST BROOKS: Kids, kids, kids, save it for divorce court.

Major, put down the gun.

Just listen, we're investigating the theft

of weapons from the Army. We found a crate of--

You can tell us all about it down at the station.

Chase, please just listen to me.

Major, we got to take you in.

Sorry, no can do.

She's gone.

Well, little lady's quite a handful, Mac.

That's an understatement.

Yeah, well, let's go see what our little buddy in

the handcuffs has got to say.

[machinery sounds]

How the hell did she make it back here before us?

[phone ringing]

[beep]

CHESTER MCDONALD (ON PHONE): Bobby, hey, it's Chase.

How you doing?

I'm a busy man, Detective.

Is this official harassment or can I sue you?

Well, Bobby, uh, actually I'm calling to offer

my condolences on your loss.

Jules Vitale, what did he you do for you again?

He was your wine sommelier?

My security chief.

CHESTER MCDONALD (ON PHONE): Oh right, right, right,

of course, your security chief.

I don't suppose you would know of anyone

who might have had it in for poor old Jules, would you?

(IMPATIENTLY) No, but I'm sure you

boys are right on the trail.

CHESTER MCDONALD (ON PHONE): And I don't suppose

you'd know why a renegade CID officer was roughing

him up just before he died?

Why don't you ask the CID officer?

All this property Jules owned, know

anything about that, Bobby?

Maybe he was holding it for you?

Maybe, I wasn't Mr Vitale's only source

of income, Detective.

Right, of course, I'm sure he was moonlighting

as a professional thumb breaker, but wouldn't have expected

you to know that, either.

I believe in the rehabilitation of criminals.

I make it a point of hiring ex-convicts.

CHESTER MCDONALD (ON PHONE): I'm sure you do, Bobby.

I'm sure you do.

One more question.

No, no, no more questions, Detective.

Something more important has just come up.

[woman giggling]

Goodbye.

Bobby, Bobby!

[dial tone]

Whew.

Aren't I paying you to work?

Put your shirt on and clean up there!

MAN: Yeah, sorry, Mr Cole.

Crew work fascinates you?

[slams phone]

That was productive.

You expected it to be?

Mac, Geddis.

Detectives, I understand you almost had her.

Yeah, almost.

AUGUST BROOKS: Which is why we wanted to see you, Captain.

Captain, do you know if Bobby Cole is involved in your case?

Who's Bobby Cole?

Bobby Cole is the guy who owned

the guy who owned the warehouse where your sting went down.

I don't know a Bobby Cole.

But if you mean Mr Vitale, he had

nothing to do with this case.

He simply gave us permission to use the warehouse.

Ah, so do you know why he's dead?

No, I don't.

Captain, why did you choose this particular warehouse

for your sting operation?

Uh, Captain, we just, uh--

well, we want to know what's really going on here,

and, uh, there seems to be more to this than you're telling us.

OK.

Vitale was part of the investigation,

but I can't tell you any more than that.

Captain, your authority ends at the gates of your base.

These murders happened in our jurisdiction.

Look, this is a matter of national security.

I want Bobby Cole.

If you have information that will give him to us,

then we want it.

I see.

Well, you want to play hardball with me?

Fine.

I'll share my information with you--

when I'm ordered to by my superiors.

Uh, Captain, Captain, look, be reasonable, huh?

I mean, you want your military bigwigs.

We want Bobby Cole.

If we share information--

Talk to my superiors, gentlemen,

I've got nothing more to say.

Whoa, whoa, wait a minute.

Captain, Captain!

Scared them off.

To hell with him.

I'm hungry.

You want to get something to eat?

Cool, let me get my jacket.

[music playing]

It's a bold move, Lauren, even for you.

I don't have the luxury of time.

Now tell me wh--

[tires squeal]

[grunts]

CHESTER MCDONALD: So where do you want to go eat?

How about that little place that Kendra

and I went to last week?

[tires squealing]

Mac, is that Geddis' car?

You don't suppose he's got a swarm of bees in that car,

do you?

Let's go check it out.

[car honking]

[siren wailing]

[grunts]

CHESTER MCDONALD: It's Lauren.

First she attacks Vitale, now Geddis?

She's up to something.

Maybe she snapped.

She's too smart to be crazy.

[inaudible] Partner, we got them now.

[THUDDING AGAINST STEERING WHEEL]

All right, hang on, hang on.

[crunch]

Put the guns down!

Now!

Can't do that, Lauren.

Chase, just listen to me.

Not with a gun in your hand.

I can't come in.

I guess you'll have to shoot me.

Won't be any worse than what you did when you broke up with me.

[gun clicks]

[music playing]

[door shuts]

[police chatter on radio]

Major.

Good word, Detectives.

I'll take it from here.

Whoa, whoa!

You will never get away with this.

I will stop you.

See, didn't I tell you.

Now, the sooner I get her locked down, the better.

Not going to happen, Captain.

We've got a few questions of our own

we'd like to ask Major Wylie, Captain.

Detectives, Major Wylie is a vital part of our case.

Now, I demand you turn her over to me.

Oh, we'll do that, as soon as we're

ordered to by our superiors.

Isn't that right, August?

Sounds about right to me, Mac.

Crossing the line, Detectives.

No, no, shut up.

Don't make any excuses.

Just get ready for tonight.

I'll take care of Major Wylie.

[phone beeps]

Dowling was my partner.

We were investigating the theft of stolen

weapons from the Army.

This morning in that warehouse, we

found crates of missiles and a sheet

of numbers that look like flight times and destinations.

Now, before we could put anything together,

we were attacked.

There were no missiles in that warehouse.

Well, not when you got there.

We just ran a test on your gun, Major Wylie.

Your weapon fired the only bullets recovered at the scene.

Well, they must've cleaned up the scene.

There was a gun battle.

Dowling got hit, and I'm pretty sure I shot the other guy.

Who are they?

Geddis and his men.

[inaudible] Can I ask you a question?

Do you rehearse this stuff, or do you just

make it up as you go along?

Geddis is behind this.

He's stealing the missiles, and he's selling them

to some guy named Bobby Cole.

I'm telling you the truth.

Oh yeah, the truth.

You're real good at telling the truth, aren't you?

Would you keep your personal life out of this?

She's right, Mac.

Let's just stick to the case, all right.

I suppose you had nothing to do with the death

of Jules Vitale, either, huh?

No, I may have given him a good scare

to get some information, but I never touched him.

So now you're saying that Geddis

sold these missiles to Bobby Cole,

who was covering his tracks?

No, Geddis is part of Bobby Cole's gang.

I got most of the pieces from Vitale.

What did he tell you?

The minister of Mexico's Drug Enforcement Agency,

their top narcotics cop, is flying into LAX tonight

for a meeting with US officials about

the US-Mexican drug trade.

Oh boy.

Will you just shut up for two minutes?

Now this guy, Bobby Cole, is going

to use the missiles to blow up that plane right out of the sky

before it gets here.

And Geddis is going to fly the chopper

that delivers the payload.

Now, the only thing I don't know is where that chopper

is taking off from and when.

And there's-- there's only three more

hours left before that plane is supposed to arrive at LAX.

You know what?

This story is better than the ones

you used to tell me in college.

You will never change, will you?

You see, this is why I didn't want to come in here.

I'll never change?

Well, at least I never lied.

I have never lied to you!

Oh yeah right!

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Half-time, time OK, guys?

Major Wylie?

Give us a minute, all right?

Be right back.

Mac, Mac!

What?

Is there a conflict of interest here, Mac?

Oh, all right, August.

I just keep remembering how she lied

to me, you know, about loving me and all of a sudden-- click!

I mean, anyone that could pull that off

can certainly make up a--

[newspaper rustles]

Huh, look at this.

Mexican DEA minister to meet with US officials today.

That doesn't mean anything.

I mean, she could have read this in the newspaper.

And why would Bobby Cole want to kill this guy?

A Mexican drug official shot down with American missiles,

the US and Mexico would stop their talks,

and Bobby Cole's drug pipeline would continue to flow--

unabated.

Um, I guess that makes sense.

You know, Mac, Mac, she said--

she said there was an exchange of gunfire.

Come on, I want to check something out.

Hey, Sam!

Hey, guys.

What can I do for you?

Listen, Sam, remember those two Army stiffs

that came in this morning?

We need you to take a real good look at the one

we identified as Dowling.

See if his bullet wounds were--

well, see if there was anything suspicious about them.

Suspicious?

Yeah, see, the suspect claims she didn't shoot Dowling.

We need to know if that body was tampered with.

No problem.

I'll get back to you guys just as soon as I can, OK?

Is everything OK, Chase?

Yeah, why?

You just don't seem your normal self.

The suspect happens to be one of Chase's old girlfriends.

Oh, an old girlfriend, huh?

Yeah, his, uh, first love.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear about that.

Well, I'll get right on that autopsy, guys.

Thanks a lot, Samantha.

Watch your mouth.

Yeah, right, listen, listen, listen.

If your girl is telling-- - Hey!

Truth about this.

She's not my girl.

Fine, if Wylie is telling the truth about this,

then I think I'm ready to believe the rest of her story.

All right, let's get back to the station.

We'll have her run through her story one more time, see

if she can keep everything straight.

Right.

[music playing]

Guys, two things.

Forensics says the bullet from Vitale

doesn't match the bullets from the warehouse.

And two, Wylie's not yours anymore.

She's got a new dance partner. - What?

Who?

The FBI.

I just got a call from Agent Shoenrock.

He wants you to turn her over and all your files.

This is a federal case now.

Captain, are you kidding me?

Shoenrock?

She could end up dead, just like the monk.

Listen, Captain.

If Major Wylie is telling the truth,

turning her over to Shoenrock is risky business.

I know!

But all we got is Wylie's word for it

that Geddis is in any way corrupt.

I don't like it either, but you got to turn her over.

Captain, give us at least a day or a few hours.

It's 4:30 now.

They want her today.

I'm sorry.

No.

Oh.

Wait!

I got an idea.

Uh-oh.

No, no, no, this will work.

Your friend in the feds--

what's his name, Brian?

He works down in the federal building in Van Nuys.

My friend?

Are you talking about Brian Kingman?

Yeah, yeah, Brian Kingman.

Look, our orders are to turn Lauren over to a federal agent,

but they didn't say which one.

So we turn her over to him.

Chase, Brian Kingman hates my guts.

Nah, August, he doesn't hate you.

He just likes a good argument.

Look, we turn Lauren over to him.

We tell him to lose her in the paperwork.

It'll keep her out of Shoenrock's hands for a while.

So does this mean that you're buying her story now?

Uh.

Uh, it means that, um, I'm buying us

a little time to check it out.

Come on, August, what do you say?

Call Kingman.

Yeah, call Kingman.

No!

Oh, come on, August, please?

Please.

Guys, Brian Kingman would just as soon--

OK.

[dials on phone]

Yeah, um, Brian.

Yeah, listen, Brian, don't hang up.

Stomach-- I'll call my lawyer!

Just get out of the car, lady.

Come on.

[radio chatter]

That's her.

[car starts]

[phone rings]

Yeah?

Hello, Mr Cole.

They're heading toward the valley, opposite direction.

Shoenrock's office is in Westwood.

What the hell are they up to?

Follow them.

Do what you have to do.

Donny, no mistakes.

Right, we're on it.

[woman sobbing]

Stop your crying. I kissed you, didn't I?

MAN: The sun's almost down.

DONNY: We'll take him when it gets dark.

[radio chatter]

August?

Yeah?

We're being followed.

Looks like somebody didn't like how we changed the plans.

[engine revs and tires squeal]

[car horn]

[gunshots]

[car horns]

Yeah, Julio?

We need some help with these guys.

Come west up [inaudible] try to cut them off.

[gunshots]

Go, [inaudible] move, move!

That's not too bad, August.

Two against two.

I'd still rather be home with Kendra.

[cars stops suddenly]

Uh-oh, Mac, party crashers!

Give me a gun.

Right.

Chase, you need all the help you can get.

Well, thanks for the vote of confidence, Lauren.

Let her join the party, Mac!

Yeah, come on!

Fine, but I like get this back as soon as this is over.

Fine!

- You promise? - I promise!

August!

Yeah?

I only see three guys.

Where's the fourth guy?

[inaudible] McDonald?

[grunts]

Whoa, good answer, Major!

Wait.

You want to live?

The chopper, where and when?

[cries out]

Whoa, Houston, we got a problem.

What do you want to do?

Get her out of here, Mac.

I'll cover you.

Let's go.

Cover me!

I'm going after the girl!

[gunfire continues]

[explosion]

[whoosh of missile]

[breaking glass]

Game is over.

[gunshot]

Party's over for you, scumbag.

[inaudible] Mac, you OK?

We're OK, August!

Lauren?

[thunder]

Lauren!

You said you'd give that gun back when this was over.

No can do.

See how you are?

You even promised.

I gotta stop him, Chase.

It's going down on the roof of the Colfax Building at 7:30.

Fine, we'll go with you.

I think after all this, I can trust you.

Well, that's great, but I can't trust you.

You can't trust me?

What if you get another request from the feds, huh?

Or what if August doesn't like the idea?

You have to obey the law, Chase, and I can't wait for that.

Not now.

[thunder]

Then I'll have to shoot you.

Go ahead.

[siren in distance]

Mac?

Hope you know what you're doing, partner.

[theme music]

AUGUST BROOKS: I cannot believe you let her steal our car,

McDonald.

CHESTER MCDONALD: August, I didn't let her--

Yeah, Brooks.

Brooks?

Samantha.

Well, your hunch was right on the money.

Yeah, there were fragments from two different bullets

in the wound, which means there were two different guns used.

This body was definitely tampered with.

Are you 100% certain?

Absolutely.

I'll catch you guys later.

Yeah, right.

[phone beeps]

Mac, that was Sam.

Lauren was telling us the truth.

Someone tampered with the body.

I knew it.

Well, I did.

AUGUST BROOKS: Turn here, Mac.

I'm going to call for backup.

August, if Geddis sees us coming, he may go airborne,

and then we've lost him.

Yeah, you got a point.

This is 1 William 13.

Listen, Dispatch, I'm requesting backup at the Colfax Building.

Have all units approach silently and hold for our directive

before moving in.

[static]

MAN (ON RADIO): Base command, this is 1 Bravo Victor.

Our approximate ETA is three minutes from the LZ.

Over.

AIRCRAFT CONTROLLER (ON RADIO): Copy that, 1 Bravo Victor.

You are clear to land.

[helicopter whirring]

Right on schedule, Mr Cole.

[helicopter approaches]

[helicopter touches down]

Come on, let's move it.

Come on, let's go.

Let's go!

Stop!

Damn it, Chase!

We've called for backup.

It'll be too late!

MAN: Hey, stop!

[automatic gunfire]

Lauren!

Oh!

[gunshots]

[grunts]

[helicopter whirring]

[grunts]

Bring this thing down!

Aw jeez, damn it, Mac.

You picked a fine time for a chopper ride, pal.

[gunfire]

[yells]

[grunting]

Now what?

MAN (ON PHONE): Well, sir, they're flying in the chopper.

Leave the soup.

Are they winning or losing?

Well, it looks like they're losing, sir.

All right.

Dead men can't testify.

Take them all out.

Yes, sir.

[gunfire]

[screams]

[explosion of missile firing]

[control panel warnings beeping]

Come on, baby!

Come on, go!

Jump!

LAUREN WYLIE: No!

[thud and crash]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING ACCELERATES]

[explosion]

Mac!

[warning panel beeping]

I can't get out!

My seat belt!

[creaking]

I can't get my seat belt!

Stop, come on!

[grunts]

Hang on!

Don't drop me!

[explosion]

[grunts]

Don't let go!

Oh!

[thud]

[radio chatter and sirens]

Uh, Lauren? Lauren, wait.

Um, listen, uh, I need to know something.

What?

You said that you loved me.

Yeah.

But then why did you leave?

I had to.

Had to?

Yeah.

So you didn't want to leave?

No.

But you're not going to tell me why, are you?

I can't.

Can't?

No.

[helicopter approaching]

Well, my ride's here.

I have to go.

Lauren?

Am I going to see you again?

I know where to find you, Detective.

[music playing]

WOMAN: Kendra, darling.

KENDRA: You worked wonders [inaudible]

Well, I-- oh, it's Mr Johnson, excuse me.

Yoohoo!

So, honey, did I do good?

Princess, you're the greatest.

Muah.

August, August, look who's back in town.

Sweetheart, would you excuse us for a moment?

Bobby Cole!

Well, hello, gentlemen.

What are you doing here, Bobby?

Oh, I just came by to support my friends.

I always come to the big charity events.

Oh, that's right.

You don't smoke.

I'm a well-known philanthropist. You know that.

Philanthropist?

That's an awfully big word, Bobby.

Yes, it is, Bobby.

You mind if I use it some time?

Please.

How's the drug business these days, Bobby?

Ha, you know, that-- that's, um--

that's libel, isn't it?

I'll have to check with my attorney.

Hmm, why don't you do that?

I will.

Hey, Mac.

Yes, August?

Bobby is a respectable citizen,

and we should be very happy to have him here.

You enjoy the party, Bobby.

Always do.

Gentlemen.

What are you up to?

Watch.

Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your attention, please?

Can I have everyone's attention?

Bring the music down, just a wee bit.

I have just received some wonderful news.

You know, they say we have angels walking among us,

and we're very fortunate to have one in this very room with us

today.

The well-known philanthropist Bobby

Cole has just agreed to donate $100,000 to Upward Bound.

[crowd exclaims and applauds]

Thank you.

Ouch.

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